Guidebook for Ottawa
Everything Else
The ever expanding College Campus full of courses for the life long student in all of us
28 locals recommend
Algonquin College
1385 Woodroffe AveThe ever expanding College Campus full of courses for the life long student in all of us
Baseline 2B station
1400 Woodroffe AveMain Transitway Station
Iris station
2301 Iris StMajor Bus Stop
Westboro Beach
It's a beach, you can bus/drive there in just a few minutes
Huge park, beach, path on the river, few minutes away by bus or car
75 locals recommend
Britannia Park and Beach
2805 Carling AveHuge park, beach, path on the river, few minutes away by bus or car
Shopping
Pretty Much Everything you can think off, Liquor, Beer, Groceries, Pharmacy, Gym, Restaurants, Clothing and more
24 locals recommend
College Square Mall
1377 Woodroffe AvePretty Much Everything you can think off, Liquor, Beer, Groceries, Pharmacy, Gym, Restaurants, Clothing and more
Rideau Centre
Shop till you drop at Ottawa largest mall
Arts & Culture
Local theatre with great visiting and local talent. Plays, musicals, improv, you name it and they've got it
15 locals recommend
Meridian Theatres @ Centrepointe
101 Centrepointe DrLocal theatre with great visiting and local talent. Plays, musicals, improv, you name it and they've got it
If Ottawa had a ghetto, this would be the closest to it...drive through for a visit, it'll be the most civilized and upscale ghetto you have ever seen
Vanier
If Ottawa had a ghetto, this would be the closest to it...drive through for a visit, it'll be the most civilized and upscale ghetto you have ever seen
National Arts Centre
1 Elgin StBallet, Theatre, Blue Man Group, it all happens here
That's where the Sens play. That is also where all the big music concerts happen
136 locals recommend
Canadian Tire Centre
1000 Palladium DrThat's where the Sens play. That is also where all the big music concerts happen
Home of the famous Ottawa Blues Fest + War Museum - conveniently a 15 min bus ride away
11 locals recommend
LeBreton Flats
Home of the famous Ottawa Blues Fest + War Museum - conveniently a 15 min bus ride away
Sightseeing
Parliament Hill
Wellington StreetWhere the magic of Canadian democracy happens.
Food Scene
Shopping, restaurants, canal, hipsters, organic farmers market, whole foods, what else can you ask for?
196 locals recommend
Lansdowne Park
Marché WayShopping, restaurants, canal, hipsters, organic farmers market, whole foods, what else can you ask for?
Westboro
hipster central = good coffee and cheap high quality restaurants
Chinatown Ottawa
675 Somerset St WPho? Pekin Duck? Sushi?
Drinks & Nightlife
Get your drink on. Patios galore and plenty of restaurants to satisfy the pickiest of eaters.
64 locals recommend
Elgin Street
Elgin StreetGet your drink on. Patios galore and plenty of restaurants to satisfy the pickiest of eaters.
Clarence Street
Clarence Street19-25 club scene
Entertainment & Activities
Skate the longest outdoor skate ring. Walk/run/bike along in the summer
259 locals recommend
Rideau Canal National Historic Site
1 Second AvenueSkate the longest outdoor skate ring. Walk/run/bike along in the summer
Awesome park with hiking trails, hidden lakes, mountain views, beaches, ski hills, restaurants and hungry mosquitos
522 locals recommend
Gatineau Park
33 Chem. ScottAwesome park with hiking trails, hidden lakes, mountain views, beaches, ski hills, restaurants and hungry mosquitos